“Name Three Good Things About Yourself in Mathematics” – An Intervention to Reduce Pre-Service Teachers’ Shame in Mathematics
Lars Jenßen
Abstract:Shame is an unpleasant and activating emotion that affects learners’ achievement, including in mathematics, and pre-service teachers’ identity development. It is closely connected with the self. The current study investigated the efficacy of an intervention adapted from positive psychology aiming to reduce pre-service primary teachers’ shame in mathematics. Accordingly, the three good things technique was adapted with respect to the self. The efficacy of the intervention was analyzed in comparison to a qualifi… Show more
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